South Africa will increase the national minimum wage for this year by more than the rate of inflation and exceeding the expectations of businesses and analysts. The hourly minimum will rise 5% to... 

South Africa's private sector business conditions stabilised in January after a challenging end to 2025, as demand steadied and price pressures eased, an S&P Global survey showed on Wednesday. The... 

A project management office (PMO) has been established to support the implementation of the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan (Sarem) – the country’s industrialisation strategy for the... 

Amid a national maintenance “crisis” and slow delivery against government’s R1-trillion infrastructure commitment, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) believes it has now become urgent for... 

The South African Local Government Association (Salga) is urging government departments, businesses and households to meet their obligations by paying for municipal services, including rates and... 

S&P Global Ratings has cautioned that African governments face rising debt risks as hard-currency repayment schedules in 2026 increase pressure on external buffers, contributing to rollover risks.... 

The South African rand rallied in early trade on Tuesday, helped by the bounce back in commodity prices, which has led it back below 16.00 rand/dollar. At 0722 GMT the rand traded at 15.92 against... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver a keynote address at the Innovative Building Technologies (IBT) Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre, in Johannesburg, on February 3, as a show of his support for... 

The record number of tourists in South Africa in 2025 is a vote of confidence in South Africa’s brand appeal, said President Cyril Ramaphosa, as he revealed that government was increasing... 

The Presidency’s Project Management Office head Rudi Dicks said on Monday that South Africa’s reform agenda is progressing, supporting the prospect of higher growth from 2026 onwards. Speaking... 

The South African rand weakened in early trade on Monday, pressured by a firmer US dollar as investors weighed what the Federal Reserve might look like under US President Donald Trump's reported... 

AMSA flags sharply narrower losses for 2025 Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) expects its losses for the year ended December 31, 2025, to narrow significantly. 

South Africa’s food inflation increased by 4.4% year-on-year in December, while consumer price inflation (CPI) increased by 3.6% year-on-year. The food categories with the highest inflation in... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big trade and industrial policy decisions that loom as key minerals processing and manufacturing sectors bend under the weight of high... 

The head of economic research at South Africa’s central bank is taking early retirement from the institution, reducing the number of voting members on the monetary policy committee. Chris Loewald,... 

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has Gazetted proposed amendments to the existing Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) codes of good practice in a bid to open the way... 

Research agency BMI forecasts that sub-Saharan Africa’s real GDP will grow by 4.2% this year, compared with 3.9% last year, which will mark the region’s strongest growth pace in more than ten... 

South Africa's central bank kept its main lending rate unchanged at 6.75% on Thursday, saying it wanted to see inflation expectations fall further and citing potential price pressures including... 

The Electricity Regulator has approved an application by Eskom to extend temporary tariff relief to ferrochrome producers Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture for a period of 12... 

The rand extended its recent strong gains against the dollar on Thursday while traders awaited the South African Reserve Bank's first rate-setting meeting this year for signals on its monetary... 

Construction of the proposed K148 road, in Gauteng, has been halted after NT55 Investments founder Francois Nortjé secured a High Court interdict, with the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport... 

Amid growing concern over the affordability of electricity for businesses and households, the head of the energy secretariat at the South Africa National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) has... 

Implementing reforms in the electricity and logistics sectors to facilitate the establishment of “commercially viable, competitive markets in these network industries”, has been identified as a key... 

South Africa's commodity-linked rand edged higher in early trade on Wednesday, boosted by record gold prices as markets awaited interest rate decisions from the United States and Africa's most... 

Eskom has requested the energy regulator to approve an interim tariff of 87c/kWh in favour of Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture as a temporary measure to sustain smelter... 

Japanese vehicle manufacturer UD Trucks will introduce a new truck model to the South African market this year. The 2026 heavy-duty Quester is expected to be commercially available through the... 

Industry organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) invites interested companies to submit expressions of interest to participate in a fully funded... 

South Africa’s government will offer companies new incentives in an initiative to capitalise a fund that will be used to promote Black economic empowerment, Business Day reported, citing a Ministry... 

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is set to maintain momentum this year, with 80% of M&A executives expecting to sustain or increase deal activity, management consulting firm Bain &... 

In this article, electro-mechanical equipment manufacturer and distributor ACTOM CEO Mervyn Naidoo writes that South Africa's reindustrialisation is essential, not only to grow the economy, but... 

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley see room for the South African Reserve Bank to lower its inflation forecast for 2026, as policymakers prepare for their first interest-rate decision of the year... 

A total of 332 generation and storage projects with a combined nameplate of 31.7 GW have either received budget quotes for grid connection in South Africa or have budget-quote applications pending... 

The UN has released its 'World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026' report, and its launch in Africa took place at the Addis Ababa head office of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).... 

The South African rand hit its strongest level against the dollar in 3-1/2 years on Monday, boosted by record precious metal prices and optimism about the country's economic outlook. The rand... 

South Africa’s budget will show government debt stabilising relative to gross domestic product for the first time in almost 20 years, said the head of the National Treasury. It will also show a... 

South Africa's commodity-linked rand strengthened in early trade on Monday, edging closer to a 16-per-dollar level thanks to record gold prices, while traders awaited the central bank's first... 

Germany's special envoy for the Just Energy Transition Partnership with South Africa Rainer Baake says his country’s ongoing commitment to the initiative is reflected by the fact that Germany has...